Sahinturk
Facebook, Inc. v. Sahinturk
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FACEBOOK, INC., et al., Case No. 20-cv-08153-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
v. FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE
ENSAR SAHINTURK, Re: Dkt. No. 17 Defendant.
12 Facebook and Instagram bring this trademark infringement and cybersquatting action against Ensar Sahinturk, a resident of Istanbul, Turkey. Plaintiffs have attempted to locate Mr. Sahinturk’s physical address in Turkey to serve him through the Hague Convention, but they have been unable to do so. As such, Plaintiffs seek leave to serve Mr. Sahinturk via alternative email service under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3). (Dkt. No. 17. 1) After carefully considering Plaintiffs’ motion and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), VACATES the September 30, 2021 hearing date, and GRANTS the motion for alternative service. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs allege that since…